CBRA Zones Getting Revamped
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will conduct several virtual town hall meetings on the recently submitted Report to Congress: John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Digital Mapping Pilot Projects. The USFWS is soliciting public input on the report and draft maps during a public comment period that closes on August 5, 2009.
USFWS will hold the public meetings via webcast and teleconference on July 14-15, 2009. This will provide an overview of the pilot project effort and offer an opportunity for questions and answers by the public and press. Members of the public planning to participate must register at www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/coastal_barrier.htmlwww.fws.gov/habitatconservation/coastal_barrier.html by close of business on July 10th, 2009. Registrants will be provided with instructions for participation via email. Participants must have access to a computer and telephone to fully participate.
The 70 pilot project units are located in Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. For more information about the pilot project, including a downloadable version of the report and draft maps, visit www.fws.gov/habitatconservation/coastal_barrier.htmlwww.fws.gov/habitatconservation/coastal_barrier.html.
The draft maps presented in the report will not become effective until they are enacted by Congress. The Service will conduct a public review and finalize the pilot project maps as directed by the Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-226). Comments on the report and draft maps can be submitted until August 5, 2009, by mail to the Coastal Barriers Coordinator, Division of Habitat and Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 860A, Arlington, VA 22203 or electronically to CBRAcomments@fws.gov .
The date and time below is when our area will be addressed during the virtual public meetings. There will be a question and answer session at the end of each webcast.
July 14, 2009
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.
North Carolina (Currituck Co., Dare Co., Carteret Co., Onslow Co., Pender Co., New Hanover Co.)
South Carolina (Georgetown Co.)
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